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Original journal entries from all six expedition journalists: Lewis, Clark, Floyd, Ordway, Gass, and Whitehouse. Sourced from the Thwaites Edition (1904-1905).
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Jul
28
1805
Meriwether Lewis: July 28, 1805 Analysis
Sunday July 28th 1805. My friend Capt. Clark was very sick all last night but feels himself somewhat better this morning since his medicine has opperated. I dispatched…
Jul
28
1805
Joseph Whitehouse: July 28, 1805 Analysis
FOGGY morning but clear. Several men went out ad eairly a hunting. we put out all the baggage to air. Cap‘ Clark…
Jul
28
1805
Patrick Gass: July 28, 1805 Analysis
ployed in airing the baggage, dressing skins and hunting. Capt. Clarke still continued unwell. Our squaw informed us, that it was at…
Jul
29
1805
Clark: July 29, 1805 Analysis
July 29 Monday 1805 A fair morning wind from the North I feel my Self something better to day, made some Celestial…
Jul
29
1805
Lewis: July 29, 1805 Analysis
Monday July 29th 1805. This morning some of the hunters turned out and returned in a few hours with four fat bucks,…
Jul
29
1805
Three Forks of the Missouri — Joseph Whitehouse: July 29, 1805 Analysis
a clear pleasant morning. Several hunters went out eairly to hunt. we conclude to lay at this Camp to day. Cap! Clark…
Jul
30
1805
Clark: July 30, 1805 Analysis
July 30th Monday 1805 We Set out 8 oClock and proceeded on 131/2 miles up the N. fork the river verry rapid…
Jul
30
1805
Lewis: July 30, 1805 Analysis
Tuesday July 30th 1805. Capt. Clark being much better this morning and having completed my observations we reloaded our canoes and set…
Jul
30
1805
Three Forks of the Missouri — Joseph Whitehouse: July 30, 1805 Analysis
a clear pleasant morning. we loaded the canoes eairly and Set out about g oClock and proceeded on. Cap! Lewis and Several…
Jul
30
1805
Three Forks of the Missouri — Patrick Gass: July 30, 1805 Analysis
proceeded on about 7 o'clock A. M. up the north branch. This branch is about 60 yards wide and 6 feet deep,…
Jul
31
1805
Clark: July 31, 1805 Analysis
July 31st Tuesday 1805 a fair Morning Capt Lewis out all night, we arrived at his Camp to brackfast, he was without…
Jul
31
1805
Lewis: July 31, 1805 Analysis
Wednesday July 31st 1805. This morning I waited at my camp very impatiently for the arrival of Capt. Clark and party; I…
Jul
31
1805
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — Joseph Whitehouse: July 31, 1805 Analysis
Cap! Lewis layed out alone all last night. a fine morning. we Set off at Sun rise and proceeded on as usal.…
Jul
31
1805
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — Patrick Gass: July 31, 1805 Analysis
morning with dew. Last night Capt. Lewis went on ahead, and the canoes being unable to get on to him, he was…
Aug
1
1805
Clark: August 1, 1805 Analysis
August 1st Wednesday 1805 A fine day Capt. Lewis left me at 8 oClock just below the place I entered a verrey…
Aug
1
1805
Lewis: August 1, 1805 Analysis
August 1st 1805 At half after 8 A.M. we halted for breakfast and as had been previously agreed on between Capt. Clark…
Aug
1
1805
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — Joseph Whitehouse: August 1, 1805 Analysis
a clear morning. we Set out as usal and proceeded on. Some of the men killed a goose & a beaver. about…
Aug
1
1805
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — Patrick Gass: August 1, 1805 Analysis
ing and proceeded on till breakfast time; when Capt. Lewis, myself and the two interpreters went on ahead to look for some…
Aug
2
1805
Clark: August 2, 1805 Analysis
August 2nd Friday 1805 a fine day Set out early the river has much the Same kind of banks Chanel Current &c.…
Aug
2
1805
Lewis: August 2, 1805 Analysis
August 2nd 1805. We resumed our march this morning at sunrise the weather was fair and wind from N. W. finding that…
Aug
2
1805
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — Joseph Whitehouse: August 2, 1805 Analysis
a fine pleasant morning. we Set out eairly and proceeded on the River is now Small crooked Shallow and rapid. passed bottoms…
Aug
2
1805
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — John Ordway: August 2, 1805 Analysis
eairly and proceeded on. The River is now Small crooked Shallow and rapid, passed bottoms covered with cotton Timber. Saw abundance of…
Aug
2
1805
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — Patrick Gass: August 2, 1805 Analysis
rise, proceeded 4 or 5 miles and crossed the river. In the middle of the day it was very warm in the…
Aug
3
1805
Clark: August 3, 1805 Analysis
August 3rd Saturday1805 a fine morning wind from the N E I walked on Shore & killed a Deer in my walk…
Aug
3
1805
Lewis: August 3, 1805 Analysis
August the 3rd 1805. Set out this morning at sunrise and continued our rout through the valley on the Lard. side of…
Aug
3
1805
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — Joseph Whitehouse: August 3, 1805 Analysis
a clear morning. we Set out as usal and proceeded on. Cap! Clark walked on Shore a Short time and killed a…
Aug
3
1805
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — John Ordway: August 3, 1805 Analysis
and proceeded on. Cap* Clark walked on Shore a Short time and killed a Deer, the River verry crooked and filled with…
Aug
3
1805
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — Patrick Gass: August 3, 1805 Analysis
Capt. Clarke, continued our route along the valley: and passed several fine springs that issue from the mountains. Currants and service berries…
Aug
4
1805
Clark: August 4, 1805 Analysis
August 4th Sunday 1805 a fine morning cool proceeded on verry early and Brackfast at the Camp Capt Lewis left yesterday morning,…
Aug
4
1805
Lewis: August 4, 1805 Analysis
August 4th 1805. Set out very early this morning and steered S. E. by E. about 4 Miles when we passed a…
Aug
4
1805
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — Joseph Whitehouse: August 4, 1805 Analysis
a clear morning. we Set out at Sunrise. a hunter Sent on a head to kill Some fresh meat for us to…
Aug
4
1805
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — John Ordway: August 4, 1805 Analysis
one hunter sent on a head to kill some fresh meat for the party, proceeded on about 8 oC. A. M. we…
Aug
4
1805
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — Patrick Gass: August 4, 1805 Analysis
morning ; went about 6 miles when we came to a fork of the river; crossed the south branch and froma high…
Aug
5
1805
Clark: August 5, 1805 Analysis
August 5th Monday 1805 a Cold Clear morning the wind from the S. E. the river Streight & much more rapid than…
Aug
5
1805
Lewis: August 5, 1805 Analysis
Monday August 5th 1805 As Charbono complained of being unable to march far today I ordered him and Sergt. Gass to pass…
Aug
5
1805
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — Joseph Whitehouse: August 5, 1805 Analysis
a clear cool morning. we Set out at Sunrise 2 hunters Sent on a head to kill Some meat. one of them…
Aug
5
1805
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — John Ordway: August 5, 1805 Analysis
as usal 2 hunters sent on a head to kill some meat. passd rapids as usal. one of the hunters killed a…
Aug
5
1805
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — Patrick Gass: August 5, 1805 Analysis
120 GASS’S JOURNAL OF THE be best for me and one of the interpreters to go over to the west branch, and…
Aug
6
1805
Clark: August 6, 1805 Analysis
August 6th Tuesday 1805 a Clear morning Cool wind from the S W we proceeded on with much dificuelty and fatigue over…
Aug
6
1805
Lewis: August 6, 1805 Analysis
Tuesday August 6th 1805. We set out this morning very early on our return to the forks. having nothing to eat I…
Aug
6
1805
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Joseph Whitehouse: August 6, 1805 Analysis
a clear morning. we Set out as usal, and proceeded on hall- ing the canoes up the rapids. the bottoms low and…
Aug
6
1805
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — John Ordway: August 6, 1805 Analysis
usal, and proceeded on hailing the canoes over the rapids, the bottoms low and covred with small timber, about 8 oClock we…
Aug
6
1805
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Patrick Gass: August 6, 1805 Analysis
see if the canoes had come up that far, and came upon the north branch about 2 miles above it. Here we…
Aug
7
1805
Clark: August 7, 1805 Analysis
August 7th Wednesday 1805 a fine morning put out our Stores &c. to dry & took equal altitudes with the Sextant,as our…
Aug
7
1805
Lewis: August 7, 1805 Analysis
Wednesday August 7th 1805. The morning being fair we spread our stores to dry at an early hour. Dispatched Reubin Fields in…
Aug
7
1805
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Joseph Whitehouse: August 7, 1805 Analysis
a clear cool morning. one man out to hunt. we unloaded one of the Small canoes and halled it out in a…
Aug
7
1805
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Patrick Gass: August 7, 1805 Analysis
which was fair and clear, and where Capt. Lewis took a meri- dian altitude, which made the latitude of this place 4§…
Aug
7
1805
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — John Ordway: August 7, 1805 Analysis
one of the Small canoes and hailed it out in the bushes in a grove of cotton timber on L. Side of…
Aug
8
1805
Clark: August 8, 1805 Analysis
August 8th Thursday 1805 We proceeded on early wind from the S W. The Thermometer at 52 a 0 at Sunrise at…
Aug
8
1805
Lewis: August 8, 1805 Analysis
Thursday August 8th 1805. We had a heavy dew this morning. as one canoe had been left we had now more hads…
Aug
8
1805
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Joseph Whitehouse: August 8, 1805 Analysis
a clear cold morning. 4 hunters Sent out eairly to hunt. we Set out at Sunrise, and proceeded on passed beautiful Smooth…
Aug
8
1805
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — John Ordway: August 8, 1805 Analysis
diew. 4 hunters sent out at light, we Set out at Sun rise and proceeded on. passed beautiful praries on each side,…
Aug
8
1805
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Patrick Gass: August 8, 1805 Analysis
morning. The west branch which we went up is about 30 yards wide, and the south, which we passed, about 15 yards.…
Aug
9
1805
Clark: August 9, 1805 Analysis
August 9th Friday 1805 a fine morning wind from the N. E we proceeded on verry well rapid places more noumerous than…
Aug
9
1805
Lewis: August 9, 1805 Analysis
Friday August 9th 1805. The morning was fair and fine; we set out at an early hour and proceeded on very well.…
Aug
9
1805
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Joseph Whitehouse: August 9, 1805 Analysis
a clear cool morning. Several hunters out on Shore we Set out as usal and proceeded on the wind high from the…
Aug
9
1805
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — John Ordway: August 9, 1805 Analysis
out eairly. we Set out at Sun rise and proceeded on. the wind high from S. E. took on board a deer…
Aug
9
1805
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Patrick Gass: August 9, 1805 Analysis
with some dew; proceeded on till g o’clock when we halted for breakfast. Here one of the hunters came to us who…
Aug
10
1805
Clark: August 10, 1805 Analysis
August 10th Satturday 1805 Some rain this morning at Sun rise and Cloudy we proceeded on passed a remarkable Clift point on…
Aug
10
1805
Lewis: August 10, 1805 Analysis
Saturday August 10th 1805. We set out very early this morning and continued our rout through the wide bottom on the Lard.…
